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Andrea Wonfor

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Gender Female
Death19 years ago
Date of birth July 31,1944
Zodiac sign Leo
Born Canterbury
United Kingdom
Date of died September 10,2004
DiedNorthumberland
United Kingdom
Spouse Geoff Wonfor
Job Film director
Television producer
Education Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School
University of Cambridge
Movies/Shows Byker Grove
Shapes of Cornish
Queen on Fire: Live at the Bowl
Children2 daughters
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Andrea Jean Wonfor also known as Andrea Duncan was a British television executive and producer. Her successes included The Tube, The Big Breakfast, Byker Grove and The Word.

Ant and Dec to produce Byker Grove reboot

Jul 4,2023 2:31 am

TV Series Byker Grove is to make a Comeback - produced by former stars Ant and Dec.

The Children 's Series - Set in Newcastle - aired on The Bbc from 1989 to 2006 and focused on The lives of youngsters who attended The Youth club of The Same Name .

It saw Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly find fame as PJ and Duncan.

The pair, who will be executive producers on The reboot,

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The programme - to be given The shorter title of Byker - will be aimed " at a primetime audience" and " engage with a New Generation of teenagers navigating The different challenges faced by young adults today" production company Fulwell 73 said.

It has not been announced if The Show - which also launched The careers of Donna Air , Jill Halfpenny and Andrew Hayden-Smith - will be broadcast on The Bbc or when filming will begin.

Donnelly said it would " help shine a spotlight on The North East and The Talent The region has to offer both in front of The camera and behind it".

" Byker Grove will always be very Special to us as The Show which gave us our break, so We Are beyond excited, " He Said .

" We Are Looking Forward to bringing this fresh incarnation to a whole New Generation as well as those who remember it as fondly as we do. "

The original filming location of " The Grove " was Benwell Towers in Newcastle .

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McPartlin - whose character PJ famously was accidentally blinded during a paintball fight in one episode - added The pair " owe such a lot to Byker Grove and The North East so we can't wait to start working to bring this iconic Series back to life".

" Already talking characters and storylines has us all buzzing at The possibilities ahead, " he added.

The Series will be made by North East-based Fulwell 73 - which was behind Friends: The Reunion , The Kardashians and Gavin and Stacey: Christmas Special - along with Ant and Dec's Mitre Studios, which produces Saturday Night Takeaway.

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